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By blixco (Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 11:27:55 AM EST) (all tags)

and old age.

Monday was indeed the anniversary of my birth. I'm an even number again. I was truly dead tired by the end of the day, so I stopped off at the local gourmet-ish grocery on the way home and grabbed a steak the size of my head (roughly one metric fuckload of ribeye) and some random veggies, as well as some Irish butter. Oh, and cheese for frying.

Made dinner, had some tequila to toast myself, cleaned the mess I'd made cooking, and crashed watching Juno.

Work: I need to update the send-as bug diary, but we found a truly bizarre bug in active directory with users who had 1) migrated from a windows 2000 domain and 2) had never used Outlook when the new exchange server went in place. Short answer: ADUC, view Advanced, properties on the affected user, security tab, SELF object, add send-as, receive-as and write permissions.

Home: I bought a vacuum cleaner.

Car: Laurea stole my car on Monday and had it detailed. Goddamn thing looks new, though it reminds me that I have many chips in the paint. Low-slung car versus highways traveled by gravel trucks and sand trucks (construction!) == scratches. I'm thinking: matte black carbon fiber hood, but it's a short and slippery slope from there to Lambo doors and a slew of sponsor stickers, neon underlighting, fake HIDs, and an even bigger exhaust, yo. Fuck that, I'm OLD.

Universe: I don't know. I tried to go shooting this past weekend, but the range was full-up. I've been in a really rotten frame of mind for a couple of weeks. I did start a new exercise plan, and and also planning on removing computers from the couch and the bedroom. I will eventually sneak into the televisions and disable them, Ninja style. At some point, Laurea will be forced to realize that I am not a roommate who does dishes! Then I'll probably move to Idaho. I've always been a fan of nuclear test grounds and the Snake River, and I know I'm just as crazy as most of the separatist-types without having to resort to the weakness of racist thinking. I'm proficient with my own survival, though I haven't been out of the lap of urban America in, like, twenty years. OK, maybe 15 years. Still.

I wonder if I remember how to fish?

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Roommate status sucks by georgeha (4.00 / 1) #1 Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 11:32:08 AM EST

when it's your spouse treating you as a roommate.

Tell me more by ana (4.00 / 1) #2 Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 11:36:18 AM EST

about vacuum cleaner.

Seriously, we've been considering getting one. Toxicfur turned up one that's advertised to be remarkably effective at picking up pet hair. I hope it's something I can lug up & down the stairs (since much of the carpet in the house is on the stairs), and that'll maybe do something with bare floors.

"And this ... is a piece of Synergy." --Kellnerin

I got a Kenmore by blixco (2.00 / 0) #3 Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 11:40:00 AM EST

Kenmore (Sears) Progressive with Direct Drive 35922

which is a Consumer Reports best buy, and far far less than the Mieles and hyper-expensive brands, but with the same quality.

I don't know for stairs. The best rated canister model is nearly the same:

Kenmore (Sears) Progressive 27514

Mine works well on bare floors, and the carpet looks great.
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"You bring the weasel, I'll bring the whiskey." - kellnerin
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: IAWTP by StackyMcRacky (2.00 / 0) #6 Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 12:46:19 PM EST

I've had one for 6 years now, and it RULES (as far as vacuum cleaners go). Rottweiler fur is no match for it!
Also, Sears is constantly running sales, so watch for when it goes on sale. I got mine for just under $200 (regular price was like $300).

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Vacuums by kwsNI (2.00 / 0) #14 Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 01:09:22 PM EST

We finally broke down and bought a Dyson and it's been worth every penny (and they cost a lot of pennies). Although they're great at cost fixing, Target runs them about once every 3 months where you buy it and get a $100 Target gift card. Also, Target is the exclusive carrier of the pink one where they donate $25 to Komen. I figure if I'm going to pay $400 for the same vacuum, I'd rather get $100 back and $25 to charity.

And yeah, we've got 2 large dogs and pet hair's definitely not a problem (except this thing sucks up so much of it that we can fill a canister in one room if we go more than a week without vacuuming).

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Those rated by blixco (2.00 / 0) #16 Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 01:16:49 PM EST

very poorly with consumer reports. Glad to hear that they may actually be worth it.
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"You bring the weasel, I'll bring the whiskey." - kellnerin
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The older Dysons by yicky yacky (2.00 / 0) #19 Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 01:36:04 PM EST

were pretty cool. Unfortunately, we got one of the new ones.

It sucks! (muaha ...)

Actually, it does suck (very well indeed), and the removable container works superbly, but the bloody "hose" is a pain in the arse. The telescoping mechanism is both cumbersome and flimsy (which is quite a feat); the "head" attachment (now, now ...) is one of the worst I've come across. The unit is awesomely small, considering the power and volume, but they've accomplished this by outsourcing most of the attachments to this clip-on device which never actually stays clipped-on. To do any serious cleaning, I have to wear combat trousers and put the two attachments I need in the thigh pockets. When I'm not being watched by those who might treat my actions as both treason and an implicit diss of their consumer skills, I tend to still use the old Phillips one unless the muck is particularly ridiculous. It's a shame, as it's so close to being a very good unit, but it shoots itself in the foot by trying to be too slick.

It's rock-and-fucking-roll round our house, I can tell you ...

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Done.
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: IVMAWTP by Merekat (2.00 / 0) #21 Thu Feb 14, 2008 at 05:41:05 AM EST

With the added comments that it is the most unmanouverable vacuum cleaner I have ever used, keeps getting tied up in itself and even topples over as a result. Also the head is too large to fit down the side of things, even with all the bits removed.
Packs away very nicely though.

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One (of the few) nice things about ageing by wiredog (4.00 / 1) #4 Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 11:47:39 AM EST

is that you no longer have to be "cool".

Earth First!
_{(We can strip mine the rest later.)}

Wait. by blixco (2.00 / 0) #9 Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 12:58:26 PM EST

Are you saying I'm not cool?

Goddamn.
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"You bring the weasel, I'll bring the whiskey." - kellnerin
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If you were cool by wiredog (4.00 / 2) #13 Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 01:08:17 PM EST

Your car would be all riced out, with neon lights in the underbody and a loud exhaust. Also, you would be single, thin, and have all your hair.

Earth First!
_{(We can strip mine the rest later.)}
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I think you are confusing cool by blixco (4.00 / 2) #17 Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 01:18:12 PM EST

with something far, far less cool.

Nonetheless, I now understand your original post. I believe that makes us both quite cool.
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"You bring the weasel, I'll bring the whiskey." - kellnerin
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: Since I stopped trying to be cool by wiredog (4.00 / 2) #18 Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 01:22:20 PM EST

the ladies seem to like me more.

Earth First!
_{(We can strip mine the rest later.)}
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I approve of your Ninja style plan by Rogerborg (4.00 / 4) #5 Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 12:42:01 PM EST

TISG knows it's easier to go in a sulk and perform major remodelling and domestic sabotage than to say "Hey, lab hottie, how about we do something fun together?"

Whoa, that's just triggered about a 7.3 on my Plonker alarm.

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Metus amatores matrum compescit, non clementia.

: Oh, the electronics by blixco (4.00 / 3) #8 Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 12:57:34 PM EST

disabling is for me. And it is all in addition to the many, many conversations that we have.
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"You bring the weasel, I'll bring the whiskey." - kellnerin
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Happy Belated Birthday by StackyMcRacky (4.00 / 2) #7 Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 12:47:30 PM EST

Hey thanks. by blixco (4.00 / 3) #10 Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 12:59:13 PM EST

To you + everyone else.

I wonder if anyone else besides me called Burt Reynolds and wished him a happy birthday?
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"You bring the weasel, I'll bring the whiskey." - kellnerin
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Really? by muchagecko (4.00 / 2) #11 Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 01:02:23 PM EST

I see your posts every year, but figure that I'd be bothering the dude.

"It means more if you have to earn it, even if it's by doing something as simple as eating a meal." Kellnerin
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: I think it's the same guy by blixco (4.00 / 2) #12 Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 01:04:34 PM EST

every year. He manages the place, or at least the airstrip...that's how I got the number. I saw that BR ranch had an airstrip, and FAA rules say the phone number for it has to be published and public.
Every year he answers (or I get an answering machine with his voice) and I'm pretty sure it's not Burt, but I wish him a happy birthday anyway. This year he was chuckling as he hung up on me.
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"You bring the weasel, I'll bring the whiskey." - kellnerin
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Since borg mentioned ninjas... by greyrat (4.00 / 1) #15 Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 01:12:54 PM EST

... here's a message for you.

Happy Birthday, sir. by yicky yacky (4.00 / 2) #20 Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 01:36:34 PM EST

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Done.

Birthday? by jimgon (4.00 / 1) #22 Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 09:02:17 PM EST

I say this every year. I still can't believe I'm older than you.

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